14th -15th November 2021

Current Affairs
15 November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
honouring Birsa Munda
• Birsa Munda, born on 15 November, 1875, was an Indian freedom fighter
• from the Munda Tribe of the Chhota Nagpur Plateau area.

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• He fought for the rights of the tribal people and one of his biggest fights
against the British was when he gathered tribal people and marched for
the remission of tax collected by the zamindars from the tribes in October
1894.

• He also coined the slogan,‘Abua raj seter jana, maharani raj tundu jana'
which means 'End the kingdom of the queen, create our kingdom’.

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• Other than his fight for freedom and rights of the tribals, Birsa also founded a
new religion called Birsait.

• Birsait taught people to believe in one God. Birsait soon became the popular
religion among the Mundas and Oraons. Nicknamed ‘Dharti Abba’ or Father of
the Earth.

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• In March 1900, while fighting the British alongside his guerilla army, Munda
was arrested in Jamkopai forest in Chakradharpur. A few months later, on 9
June, he passed away while in custody.

• In 2000, on his birth anniversary, the state of Jharkhand was carved out of
Bihar.

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15 November - Jharkhand Foundation Day

• Jharkhand was established on 15 November 2000 by the

Bihar Reorganisation Act as the 28th State of India.

• Jharkhand: CM Hemant Soren wants 75% quota for locals

in coal sector jobs..

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Que:Which social media platform has launched two cyber safety
campaigns named ‘Safe Stree’ and ‘My Kanoon’?
प्रश्नः किस सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉमम ने 'सेफ स्त्री' और 'माई िानून' नाम
से दो साइबर सुरक्षा अभियान शुरू किए हैं?
Ans: Instagram

• It aims to spread awareness about the safety

features available on the platform.
• ‘My Kanoon’ will inform users about the legal
rights and protection available to them.

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• Instagram is an American photo and video sharing social networking
service
• In April 2012, Facebook Inc. acquired the service
• Date launched: 6 October 2010
• Original author(s): Kevin Systrom; Mike Krieger
• Developer(s): Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.)
• Available in: 32 languages

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Que:The biennial military training exercise “EX SHAKTI 2021” is scheduled to
be held between India and which which country?
प्रश्नः द्वििावषमि सैन्य प्रभशक्षण अभ्यास “EX SHAKTI 2021” िारत और किस
दे श िे बीच आयोजित होने िाला है ?
Ans:France

• 6th edition
• November 15 to 26, 2021 in Frejus, France.
• Indian Army will be represented by the Gorkha Rifles Infantry
Battalion
• India and France will also carry out biennial airforce training
exercise ‘Exercise GARUDA’ , and biennial maritime training
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Que:Who has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations
World Food Programme (WFP)?
प्रश्नः संयुक्त राष्ट्र विश्ि खाद्य िायमक्रम (िब्ल्यूएफपी) िे भलए सद्िािना रािदत
ू
िे रूप में किसे ननयक् ु त किया गया है ?
Ans:Daniel Bruhl

Daniel Bruhl will help humanitarian organisation in

its mission to reach a world with Zero Hunger.

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• World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian
organization aimed at ending hunger around the globe.
• Founded: 1961;
• Headquarters: Rome, Italy
• Executive Director: David Beasley
• The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 was awarded to World Food Programme
(WFP)

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Que:Which organisation has approved Rs 770 crore loan for Assam to improve
river transportation in the state?
प्रश्न: किस संगठन ने राज्य में नदी पररिहन में सधु ार िे भलए असम िे भलए
770 िरोड़ रुपये िे ऋण िो मंिरू ी दी है ?
Ans:World Bank

• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while flagging off

four steel catamaran vessels at Pandu Port in Assam.
• The central government would refund 80 percent of the
sanctioned amount and the state government would bear the
remaining 20 percent.

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• Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
• President: David Malpass
• Founded: July 1944, United States
• Parent organization: United Nations

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Que:Who has been appointed as the member of International Law Commission
(ILC) from India for five years starting January 2023?
प्रश्नः िनिरी 2023 से शुरू होने िाले पांच िषों िे भलए िारत से अंतरामष्ट्रीय
विधध आयोग (आईएलसी) िे सदस्त्य िे रूप में किसे ननयक् ु त किया गया है ?
Ans:Bimal Patel

Prof Patel is the Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Raksha

University and Member of National Security
Advisory Board of India.

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Que:Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador and mentor of kids
sportswear brand PLAETO?
प्रश्नः किड्स स्त्पोर्टमसवियर ब्ांि PLAETO िा ब्ांि एंबेसिर और में टर किसे
ननयुक्त किया गया है ?
Ans:Rahul Dravid

Plaeto was founded in March 2020 by Ravi

Kallayil, Sara Kilgore and Pavan Kareti.

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Que:Name the Prime Minister of Japan who has been re-elected recently
प्रश्न: िापान िे प्रधान मंरी िा नाम बताइए जिन्हें हाल ही में कफर से ननिामधचत
किया गया है
Ans:Fumio Kishida

• Kishida’s governing party Liberal Democratic

Party
• Scored a major victory securing 261 seats in
the 465-member lower house.
• The 64-year-old Fumio Kishida is the former
Foreign Minister of Japan.

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Que:Former Vice President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), ________ has passed
away.
प्रश्नः विश्ि हहंद ू पररषद (िीएचपी) िे पूिम उपाध्यक्ष ________ िा ननधन हो गया
है ।
Ans:Anand Shankar Pandya

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VHP was founded in 1964 by M. S. Golwalkar and S. S. Apte in collaboration
with Swami Chinmayananda.

• Founded: 1964
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• International President: Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje
• Official language: Hindi
• Purpose: Hindu nationalism and Hindutva

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Que:Bhadrachalam has recently added as a destination in the IRCTC’s
Ramayana Circuit train list. Where is it located?
प्रश्न: िद्राचलम िो हाल ही में आईआरसीटीसी िी रामायण सकिमट रे न सच ू ी
में एि गंतव्य िे रूप में िोड़ा गया है । यह िहा जस्त्ित है ?
Ans:Telangana

• Union Minister for Culture and Tourism G. Kishan Reddy

• Bhadrachalam is home to Sree Sita Ramachandra Swamy
temple. The aim of the Ramayana Yatra Train is to connect
all the important locations of Lord Rama’s journey during
his lifetime

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Que:Which edition of Indo-Thai CORPAT between the Indian Navy and the Royal
Thai Navy is being conducted from 12 – 14 November 2021?
प्रश्नः िारतीय नौसेना और रॉयल िाई नौसेना िे बीच इंिो-िाई िॉपेट िा िौन सा
संस्त्िरण 12-14 निंबर 2021 ति आयोजित किया िा रहा है ?
Ans: 32nd

• Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk

• Andaman Sea
• India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai
CORPAT)

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Que:Who is the new secretary-general of the Upper House of Parliament?
प्रश्न: संसद िे उच्च सदन िे नए महासधचि िौन हैं?
Ans:PC Mody

• chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes

(CBDT), Pramod Chandra Mody

• Ramacharyulu(रामाचायल ुम )ु has now been

appointed as an advisor in the Rajya Sabha
Secretariat.

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• Chairperson: M. Venkaiah Naidu
• Seats: 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
• Founded: 3 April 1952
• Term limits: 6 years

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Que:Which sports to make its debut in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth
Games?
प्रश्न: बभमिंघम 2022 राष्ट्रमंिल खेलों में किस खेल िी शरु
ु आत होगी?
Ans:Women’s Cricket

• women’s cricket T20 competition will be held at the

Edgbaston Stadium (एिबेस्त्टन स्त्टे डियम )from the
29 July
• India will face Australia in the opening match

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Que:Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted restrictions imposed on which
credit card issuer?
प्रश्न: िारतीय ररििम बैंि (RBI) ने किस क्रेडिट िािम िारीिताम पर लगाए गए
प्रनतबंध हटा हदए हैं?
Ans:Diners Club International Limited

restrictions imposed on 23rd April, 2021 with

immediate effect on credit card issuer Diners Club
International Ltd to onboard new customers.

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• Diners Club International is a payment system operators authorised to operate
card networks in the country under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act,
2007 (PSS Act).
• RBI in circular had said: “All system providers shall ensure that the entire data
relating to payment systems operated by them are stored in a system only in
India. This data should include the full end-to-end transaction details /
information collected etc

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Que:Who has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of My11Circle?
प्रश्नः My11Circle िे ब्ांि एंबेसिर िे रूप में किसे ननयक्
ु त किया गया है ?
Ans:Mohammed Siraj

Games24x7 fantasy cricket platform ‘My11Circle’

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 Bhopal’s Habibganj railway station to be
renamed
• The Government of Madhya Pradesh has written to the Central Government to
rename Habibganj Railway Station in Bhopal after the tribal queen Rani
Kamplapati

• The Gond Community comprises the largest tribal group of India with more than
1.2 crore population.

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• Rani Kamlapati as the pride of the Gond community and the last Hindu
queen of Bhopal, whose kingdom was usurped by Afghan commander Dost
Mohammed by deceit.
• गोंि समुदाय िे गौरि और िोपाल िी अंनतम हहंद ू रानी िे रूप में रानी
िमलापनत, जिनिे राज्य िो अफगान िमांिर दोस्त्त मोहम्मद ने धोखे से
हड़प भलया िा।

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• Rani Kamlapati, the Gond queen of the region in the 18th century, was the widow of
Ginnorgarh's chief, Gond ruler Nizam Shah.
• According to the history of the palace, Queen Kamlapati died of suicide by jumping
into the lake in 1723.

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 “Unshackling India: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for
Economic Revival”
• Ajay Chhibber and Salman Anees Soz

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 Annapurna idol stolen from UP back from Canada after 100
years
• Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.
• It is 17 cm in height, 9 cm in breadth and 4 cm in thickness.

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Eggs are farm produce, transporting them is exempt from GST:
Karnataka
• अंिे िृवष उत्पाद हैं, उनिा पररिहन िीएसटी से मक्
ु त है : िनामटि

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Revision Time

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Ans:B
The National Achievement Survey (NAS) is conducted once in how many years?
[A] Two years
[B] Three years
[C] Five years
[D] Six years

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Ans:A
Which country’s Army Chief was conferred the honorary rank of General of the
Indian Army recently?
[A] Nepal
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Bhutan

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Ans:a
Who has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Japan?
(a) Fumio Kishida
(b) Yoshihide Suga
(c) Shinzo Abe
(d) Yoshihiko Noda

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Ans:d
Who among the following has become the 72nd Grandmaster of India?
(a) Arjun Kalyan
(b) Harshit Raja
(c) Raja Rithvik
(d) Mitrabha Guha

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Ans:d
4th Scorpene submarine of the Project-75, Yard 11878 has been delivered to
the Indian Navy which will be commissioned as INS _____________.
(a) Vagir
(b) Kalvari
(c) Karanj
(d) Vela

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 Ans:D
Name the scheme launched by RBI to provide a safe, simple, direct and
secured platform to investors for trade of Government securities?
A) Retail Net Scheme
B) Retail Solution Scheme
C) Retail Value Scheme
D) Retail Direct Scheme

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Question of the day
Who has been roped in as the brand ambassador by the Amway India?
A) Shahrukh Khan
B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Akshay Kumar
D) Anil Kapoor

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Thank You

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